Case



June 7, 1927.

M. J. GREUBEL.

CASE

Filed A ril 6. 1926 Patented June 7, 1927.

PATENT OFFICEL MICHAEL J. GREUBEL, 01 NORTH I'LAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

CASE.

Application filed April 6, 1926. Serial No. 100,007.

My invention relates to cases to preserve small articles from damp and wet, such as are particularly useful to bathers, hunters, fishermen, etc. The construction is such that wet and damp may be thoroughly excluded, and at the same time the articles in the case are held readily available for use.

The accompanying drawing illustrates my invention applied to a case for cigarettes and matches; it will be apparent however, that it may be used for other things at will. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the closed case attached to the owners belt.

Fig. 2, is also a perspective view of, the same, but illustrating the two component parts or sections of the case separated.

'Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the closed case.

Fig. 4 isa re etition of a part of Fig. 3 on a larger sca e, but showing one of the latches released from-its catch.

Fig. 5 is a perspective of the carrier section of the case, showing the two component parts of the section separated.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the carrier section on the line VIVI of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a detail,

Fig. 8 is a detail of a modification of the latch, and.

Fig. 9 is a detail of a slight modification.

The case of my invention, as illustrated, comprises two entirely separable components or sections, one of which, the cover 1, I term the belt section inasmuch as the case is designed for attachment to the wearers belt; the other section 2 is a carrier section which supports or holds the articles to be encased. The cover or belt section 1 comprises not only an extended body portion or one of the la'rgelwalls of the case, but usually also the major part of the side walls of the case as shown in the drawin For attachment to the belt, a loop 5 is astenedto the body or large wall of the beltsection. This may have the ordinary form of loops for this purpose but many belts for bathing suits, etc., are now made with a part of the belt buckle or clasp attached to each end of the fabric, which makes it difiicult to slip the belt endwise through such a loop. Accordingly I may cut the loop through the center, longitudinally of the belt, as shown in Fig. 3, separating the two portions of the loop about one-eighth of an inch at the center,

through whichopenin the body of the belt can be worked into t e loop, so that it is unnecessary to introduce the belt endwise.

To make the case water-tight, I provide a groove ad acent the rim of the cover or belt section, i. e., in the edge of the side wall or walls (Figs- 3 and 4) to receive a lip on the opposite section, and cam clamping means to press the lip tightly into the groove. A gasket 4 can be interposed in the groove. Such a groove can be' provided in various ways as will be apparent, but I do this preferably by the use of spaced double side walls i,7, as by forming the section of two nestmg boxes (see Figs. 3 and 4) having similar body or large-wall portions and parallel side walls 6 and 7 of sheet metal. The inner wall 7 of thedouble wall is bent back upon itself at the box opening as indicated at 8, and then extended outwardly into a flan e 9 reaching to the outer wall 6. Similar y the outer walls 6 are bent back upon themselves at their outer edge, as indicated at 10,

and extended into an inturned flange 11 which (when the boxes are nested) overlies the flange 9. As thus constructed, the two boxes are locked together and form the unit 1. The nested boxes may be further at-. tached together however if desired, as by sweating or welding their large-wall portions together or in any other way. It will, be understood that for the greater part of the edge, the inturning of the metal ofthe outer box at 10 resembles the out-turning of the metal of the inner box at .8 as the latter is illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4; at desirable places however, the adjacentmetal of the outer box (one or both thicknesses) may be raised up to form a suitable catch. or catches 12 (compare Fig. 2 with Figs. 3 and 4), for the latch or latches hereafter referred to again. The sectional views of Figs. 3 and4 are taken through such catches.

' o u o As before mentioned, a 11p on the carrier,

The cam latches 19 which lock the two component sections of the case together, are mounted on this carrier section 2, and consist of rings or other members hlnged to brackets 20 extending fromthe edge of the carrier section to beyond the edge of the wall '6, as illustrated in various figures. 'The brackets 20 may be attached to or raised from the carrier section 2 in any desired waygand usually being composed of sheet metal or the like, they yield when the carrier section (with the latches held in the position of- Fig. 2) is seated in the cover groove, thereby per-. mitting the latches to ride over the'catches 12 and causing the latches to seat in front of the catches. However, the part or portion 21 of each latch lying in front of its catch is off-set or eccentric. Hence by turning the latches from their position in Fig. 2 to the position in Fig. 3, they arepressed tightly against the catches 12 and thereby the carrier-section rim 13 is pulled tight against the gasket 4.: To release the pressure the latches are turned back to their Fig. 2 position, and then, in order to get the eccentric or oflset parts 21 of the latches out from in front of the catches 12 to take off the carrier sect-ion, the parts 21-are to be pulled away from the wall 6. For this purpose I provide a bead 18 (usually by raising the .metal) on the cover section 2 adjacent the latches. This bead may extend entirely around the edge of the section, as shown. By making the latches long enough to extend well over the head as illustrated in Fig. 4', the portions 21 of the latches can be raised out of the catches 12 by prying the latches down against the head as will be clear from this vFig. 4. By providing two of these latches and locating them on opposite sides of the case as appears in Figs. 1 and '5, it will be apparent that the cover can be removed with one hand by merely squeezing on the two latches simultaneously, prying them both t0- gether against the bead 18 to the position.

shown in Fig. 4.

The articles to be carried, i. e. handkerchiefs, bathing keys-etc, maypof course, be

deposited loosely in the case. Preferably however the detachable section 2 is also a latches together as before explained. the case contents come away-from .the cover or belt section 1, along with the section 2. The

section 2 may be specially designed and (Fig 6).

.pansion or otherwise. clamping means 'may be substituted. Also J adapted interiorly for this purpose. It may be provided with a special holder for the article or articles. Thus the case illustrated being especially designed for cigarettes and matches, it-is provided'witha holder 25 of the form illustrated particularly in Figs. 3, 5 and 6; thatisio say, a four-walled containcr open top and bottom, and provided,-

if desired, with .a step 26 opposite one open end. The interior of the holder 25 may be just large enough to-receive a full package of cigarettes snugly, and the step 26 then aids in placing the package by'limiting the distance the package can be ushed in and may also act as a floor to be p support the cigarettes, especially when some of the cigarettes have been used and the wrapper is inclined to collapse. The holder is attached of course to the section2 andpreferably in such a manner that itcan be readily removed from the cover so as to increase the capacity of the case for other articles not adapted for use with the holder 25. This may be done by providing the inside wall of section 2 with rather broad short books 27 and one of the larger surfaces of the holder'25 with loops or cuts 28 to receive-the books 27' in the manner illustrated in Figs. 3 and 6. The hooks 2 7 may be raised from a narrow flat piece of sheet metal fixed to the inside face of the section as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6.v The package of cigarettes is indicated at 29, and Figs. 3,6and 7 also illustrate how the same holder is adapted to carry a folder of matches. The side of the holder 25 opposite the side .having the cuts or loops 28, is made somewhat narrower than the length of the ordinary matchfolder By opening the folder and slipping the back of the folder between this wall of the holder and the package of cigarettes, as illustrated in Fig. 6, the folder cover can be replaced again over the matches in the usual position. \Vhen the carrier section is inserted in the belt section 1, the matches therefor lie between the holder 25- and the base of the beltsection. It will be understood however that holdersv and the like, Specially adapted for receiving other articles than packages of cigarettes and matches can be used... If desired, the holder may; be p omitted from the case altogether as before indicated.

Usually I make the latch 19 of wire or of the same shape however may be cut or otherwise formed from other metal shapes. Fig. 8, for example, illustrates such a catch formed from sheet metal by press work, ex-

.Other forms of the external dimensions of the case can be reduced without reducingthe internal dimenslons, by locating the walls 6 closer to to va'rious modifications of the details illustrated and described above, and it will be understood-accordingly that it is not limited I as . by the factthatflthe holder is held tothe secof the catch when the 4 v v "the latch and catch being mutually so con'-.

the walls 7'thanindicated' the figures already described. Thus, for example, Fig. 9 illustrates the side wall 6 brought more -di-' rectly from the gasket groove to the body or large-wall portion. of the box 7 thus cerduced in a pleasin manner without reducing either the 'insi e dimensions of the case or the dimensions of the gasket groove.

In general indeed, my mvention is subject to-the details illustrated and described, except as'appe'ars in the following claims:

LA case of thekind'described comprising two sections. means for releasably holding the two sections closed one on another to encase an article, means for attaching one of said sections to the person, and a holder tocontain the article carried by the j other section. the case being characterized by the-fact that said holder is releasable the section by which-it is carried.

2. The subject of claim. 1. characterized tion which carries it by clips,'by reason'of which the holder can beslippedas said section. a

3. .A case of-the kind described comprising two. separate sections, the first having an encircling groove at its rim and the see- 0nd adapted to set in said groove, and means for fastening one section to the other comand catch being so related that the latch normally rests in front of the catch,-in posie the second mentioned section rests in the said groove of the first mentioned. section,

and the latch having an eccentric-portion to I q exert case-closing pressure on. the

when-the latch'is turned.

x 45 ,4; A case r, the kind described @m ris.

ing two sections,'a latch. on one of the sections t?) lock the sections closed one on the other; and a cooperating catch on the other 6 section, one of the sections Ming-provided- 5 with means' over which the latch can pried to lift the latch; from in frontof the catch. j a

5. A case of the ki ndwdescribed comprisother,and a cooperating catch on the. other section, the latch normally resting in front structed thatturning the latch exerts jcaseclosing pressure on the catch, one of the sec-.

. tions being provided with means over which the latch can be pried to lift the: latch from tain outside dimensions of the case are re prising a catch on one section. and a p1v.-- oted latch on the other section, the latch tion to hold the two sections together, when" a catch ing 'two sections, 'alatch on one of the sections to lock the sections closed one on an-;

sections are closed and specification.

- MICHA L .i; eiiEUBE case.

6. A case of the kind-described comprising two sections, a latch on one section to lock the sections closed one on another, and a co-. operating catch. on the other section, .the latch.nonnally resting in front of the catchin front of the catch to permitopeningthe when the sections are closed and being provided withan eccentric portion to exert'caseclosing pressure on the catch when the latch isturned. v

-7.' The caseof claim 6 characterized by onev of the sections bein means over which the late can be pried to permit opening the-case. a

8. The case of claim 6 characterized by the section carrying the latch having a bead over -whichthe latchcan be pried to lift the latch" from in front-of the catch to permit opening the case.

,9. A case of the'l'zind described comprisving two sections completely detachable one provided with A "lift the latch from in front of the catch to from-the other, means for attaching one of said sections to the person, and means for fastening the two sections together in watertight relation comprising catches on opposite edgeSofthe'sect-ion arra'n ed to be attached to the person arid-cooperat'mgpivot'ed latches the rim of the case-section, and a second wall .extendingjfrom' adjacent the floor. of the case sect-ion, within said outer wall to the rim of the secti'omand .aced apart from the outer wall adjacent said rim to form' thefolded -to form a bottom for the. tending to the other wall.

g 1.1. A case of the kind described comprise .ing two sections, a catch onone of the sections,-and a cooperatinghingedlatch on" the other section to lock-the. sections closed vone on the other, saidlatch being hinged to turngroove extoward and from "the interior of thehcasei -when engaging and disengaging the catch,

'normallyi resting at the front of thecatch lip receiving groove, o'ne of-saidwalls being when the sections are closed, arranged to xert case-closing- -pressure on the catch, and

to be. pried against'theedge of one of the in front of the catch, 1

In testimony whereof, I

sections to lift the latch in'ajdirection from 

